見せる

Meanings

1. to show; to display
2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
3. to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining
4. to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised
5. to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, auxiliary verb

Kanji

• 見

  Meanings

  see, hopes, chances, idea

  On reading

  ケン

  Kun reading

  み.る、み.える、み.せる

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• 彼女は背を高く見せるためにハイヒールをはいている。

  She wears high heels to make herself look taller.

  Tatoeba #87558 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。

  She smiled to smooth things over.

  Tatoeba #76039 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• どんな手を使ってでも勝ちとってみせる。

  I'll win no matter what it takes.

  Tatoeba #199417 · CC BY 2.0 FR